Juggling

I can tell I have too many things going on–now I’m forgetting the important pieces of them! I realized, today, as I was packing my stuff for my impending road trip, that I have apparently left my directions at work. Sigh. I did look for them at work, but when they weren’t immediately evident, I figured that they were either in my car or at home. But, alas, they are in neither place, and after quite a bit of thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m going to have to stop by the office to pick them up before I can leave tomorrow morning. How annoying! However, not all is lost because work is right on the way–I’ll probably only lose a half hour or so, total.

Last time I did this, I forgot food for my kitties, and ended up having to buy it at a gas station along the way. They survived, but I’d prefer not to do that again! (Your options at a gas station are limited, naturally.)

On the up side of all this, I’ve been trying to do so much at the same time–coordinate a move, a deployment, and a long road trip–that packing for just one of them seemed disturbingly easy. Disturbing, of course, because I’m sure I’m forgetting several essentials and I’ll think of them when it’s too late. However, perhaps this is a good sign: I’ve done the heavy lifting already and the rest of it is ready to fall into place when the time is right. I hope this is the case!

Anyhow, this will be a short post because my head isn’t “all there” right now–it’s hard to focus. At the moment, I’m just trying to while away a couple hours until I can go to bed early in order to get up early and do the final things (packing the car, etc.) before I go. I’m attempting to relax, though we all know how easy it is to relax when you’re consciously trying to do so!

I may be sporadic with the blogging for a week or so: there’s a lot going on and I may not have consistent internet access. Bear with me: by mid-August I’ll be in place in my Baghdad home base, and should have a schedule again. (A schedule being all-important for me to get ordinary things, like blogging, done on a regular basis.) Until then it’ll be touch and go for a while… at least I know how it works this time. It’s helping with the stress.